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退役後曾有很多年...

退役後曾...

退役後曾有很多年時間

tuiˋ yiˋ houˋ cengˊ youˇ henˇ duo ˉ nianˊ shiˊ jian ˉ

(For many)

For many years after leaving the army, had

退役 tuiˋ yiˋ

(Retired)

Retired from military service, Retired

後 houˋ

(After, Afterwards, Back, Behind, Descendant, Empress, Follow, Furthermore, Junior, Queen, Rear, Reinforcement, Then)

After, Then, Afterwards, Back, Behind, Follow, Rear guard, Reinforcement, Junior, Queen, Empress, Descendant, Furthermore

曾有 cengˊ youˇ

(Had)

Had

曾有很多年

cengˊ youˇ henˇ duoˉ nianˊ

(Had for)

Had for many years

曾有很多年時間

cengˊ youˇ henˇ duoˉ nianˊ shiˊ jianˉ

(For a)

For a period of many years, had

有很多

youˇ henˇ duoˉ

(Had a, Had many, Has a, Has many, Have a lot, Have many, Having a, Having many, There are a, There are many)

There are many, There are a lot, Have many, Has many, Having many, Had many, Have a lot, Has a lot, Having a lot, Had a lot

很多 henˇ duoˉ

(Many, Very many, lot of)

Many, Very many, A lot of

多年 duoˉ nianˊ

(Many years)

Many years

時間 shiˊ jianˉ

(Time)

Time

退

Decline, Move Back, Retreat, Step, Withdraw

Decline, Retreat, Withdraw, Step back, Move Back

役

Enlist, Laborer, Military, Servant, Serve, Slave, Underling

Serve, Enlist, Military service, Servant, Slave, Underling, Laborer

後

After, Afterwards, Back, Behind, Descendant, Empress, Follow, Furthermore, Junior, Queen, Rear, Reinforcement, Then

After, Then, Afterwards, Back, Behind, Follow, Rear guard, Reinforcement, Junior, Queen, Empress, Descendant, Furthermore

曾

Already, Done, Gap, Once, Three Generations

Done, Already (already occurred), Once Before, (Zeng1), Gap of three generations, Three Generations Removed

有

Be Present, Exist, Had, Has, Have, If, Is, Owning, Possessing, That have, With

Have, Has, Had, That have, Is (There Is), With, If, Possessing, Owning, Be present, Exist

很

Extremely, Highly, Very, Very

Very, Very Much, Is, Are, Highly, Extremely

多

Lot, Many, More than, Much, Numerous, Too much

Many, Much, More than, A lot, Numerous, Too much

年

Year, person's

Year, Person's Age

時

At that time, Epoch, Era, Fashionable, Season, Sometimes, Time

Time, At that time, Fashionable, Sometimes, Era, Season, Epoch

間

Among, Between, Crevice, Division, Gap, Interval, Room, Space

Space, Room, Between, Among, Interval of time, (Jian4), Division, Gap, Crevice

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